The Exxon Valdez oil spill in March 1989 released more than 250,000 barrels of oil off the coast of Alaska into Prince William Sound. The oil spill caused major ecological and economic damage; many animals, including bald eagles, harbor seals, and sea otters, were killed. In 1990 the U.S. Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act in direct response to the Exxon Valdez accident.
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